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Iwakuma fires efficient gem in long-awaited win
- Updated: May 4, 2016
OAKLAND — It took a month for Hisashi Iwakuma to notch his first victory of the season, but the veteran right-hander was sharp in Tuesday’s 8-2 win over the A’s as the Mariners continued their surge in the American League West.
Iwakuma allowed four hits and one run over seven innings in a command performance. It was a much-needed outing for the 35-year-old, who improved to 1-3 with a 4.03 ERA after enduring a winless April.
“I think I had a lot of life on the fastball, especially down low in the zone,” Iwakuma said through translator Antony Suzuki. “That was very effective. I was able to get strike one, get ahead early and that worked out well for me.”
Iwakuma wiggled out of trouble in the second when he got Marcus Semien on a hard groundout to Robinson Cano to escape a bases-loaded jam. …
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